THE BATTALION
MONDAY, MARCH 26, 1979
Page 5
aggies view breeding, blushing, milking, dancing
Students tour eight states on field trip
By JULIE SMILEY
Battalion Reporter
Spring break can be sun, fun and
[tans, but one group of Aggies spent
their spring break cooped up on two
[buses and loved it.
For 10 days, 89 Aggies traveled
[through eight states on an agribusi-
jness field trip coordinated by Dr.
(Howard Hesby, associate professor
|in animal science at Texas A&M
[University. This is the fourth spring
[break trip Hesby, known as “Doc,”
[has organized for students.
He said he enjoys showing stu
dents feed companies, livestock op
erations, agriculture chemical com-
[panies and marketing operations
mecause many students don’t know
[what jobs are available to them upon
[graduation.
The tour visits many different
[types of agribusinesses in the hope
that students will see at least one
[operation in their area of study or
[interest.
j Most participants are animal sci
ence majors but any student is eligi-
[ble.
Linda Warinner said the best part
of the trip was the visit to Gaines
way Thoroughbred Farm outside
Lexington, Ky. “I learned lots more
about horses and Contagious
Equine Metritis (GEM is a venereal
disease among horses) from Dr.
Chris Cahill’s discussion.”
The sophomore from Klamath
Falls, Ore., said, “I also didn’t
realize how extensive and important
lighting in stables is to control cycles
and seasons in horses.”
Cahill, a Texas A&M graduate
and veterinarian and breeder for
Gainesway, let the Aggies watch as a
maiden filly was bred by Blushing
Groom. He is a syndicated stallion
stabled at Gainesway and worth
$6.5 million. Cahill said Blushing
Groom is booked to breed about 50
mares this year and told students to
look for his progeny racing in the
Kentucky Derby.
The Derby will not be run until
May, but the group stopped for pic
tures and souvenirs at Churchill
Downs in Louisville on the way to
Elanco Products Company in In
dianapolis.
Elanco is the agriculture products
division of Eli Lilly & Co. The em
phasis of the visit was on product
research and one of Elanco’s major
products, Rumensin. Improving ef
ficiency of feed conversion to meat
in beef cattle is Rumensin’s pur
pose.
Dr. Art Raun, director of research
at Lilly’s Greenfield research
laboratories, said 90 percent of cat
tle on feed in the United States are
fed Rumensin to gain weight faster
on less feed.
Besides testing Rumensin and
other animal products for cancer-
causing agents, and palatability,
Lilly also tests cosmetics. Lilly owns
Elizabeth Arden cosmetics —
students saw rabbits wearing blush
and lipstick.
Rabbit skin is more sensitive than
human skin. If products irritate a
rabbit, the product is likely to irri
tate humans, too.
Another side of animal agriculture
research was given by Dr. Jim Yaz-
man of Winrock International Live
stock Research on Petit Jean
Mountain near Morrilton, Ark. A
goat specialist and veterinarian,
Yazman told students about Win-
rock’s goal to improve human nutri
tion in Arkansas, southeast United
States and among American Indians
through use of small ruminants. He
said these groups of people are gen
erally small land owners and small
producers so Winrock is encourag
ing the development of sheep and
dairy goat herds.
Small ruminant animals are able
to convert low-quality forage to milk
and meat. A 125-doe dairy goat herd
can be managed by one man and the
milk can be sold to processors.
Winrock manages a 150-doe herd
which is milked twice daily. Tests
are run to check butterfat content
and protein solids and then the milk
is shipped weekly to the University
of Georgia for processing into
cheese, ice cream and other dairy
products.
Yazman said the organization’s
main job is to develop a market for
goat’s milk products. Since it is not
produced in the same volume as
cow’s milk, goat’s milk products are
more expensive. A goat produces
about five pounds a day while a
dairy cow may produce between 45
and 60 pounds a day. He said many
people prefer goat’s milk products
to cow’s milk products despite the
extra cost.
The Aggies also visited Monsanto
and Ralston Purina in Missouri.
Goat’s milk is a little more expensive than cow’s milk, but
many people prefer it. Winrock International in Arkansas is
helping small farmers make money through its work with
goats, like this one. Battalion photo by Julie Smiley
McKenzie-B aldwin
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Monsanto is a crop chemical com
pany and is also well-known for
another product — Astroturf.
Before a home-cooked meal of
fried chicken, Ralston Purina
showed students their research farm
at Grey Summit, Mo. They test
feeds, feeding practices and
environmental conditions for dogs,
poultry, swine, horses and cattle.
Goat’s milk and blushing rabbits
aside, the Aggies did have time for
fun and entertainment in the eve
nings and on the buses.
The Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
welcomed the Aggies by inviting
three members of the Corps of
Cadets, in full military dress, onto
the stage during the performance.
Jerry Glower introduced Max Crit
tenden, Charlie Gotten and John
Gunter over the Opry’s live broad
cast on WSM radio, and the Aggies
put an authentic “whoop” in the
background.
From 9:30 p.m. until 1:30 a.m.
the Aggies visited backstage and
met Marty Robbins, Jeanne Pruitt,
Tom T. Hall and Jerry Glower,
kicker danced in the aisles and sang
along with the entertainers.
“The best part of the Opry was
getting to go backstage and meet the
stars,” said Mark Cowan, a junior
from Detroit.
They also visited the Cowboy
Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City,
Will Rogers Memorial in Clairmore,
Okla., the Anhauser-Busch process
ing plant and Clydesdales in St.
Louis and Studio B in Nashville
where Charlie Pride recorded his
latest song.
Although anyone may apply to go
on the trip, getting that application
approved isn’t so easy.
“We don’t pick just anybody who
wants to go,” Hesby said. “We
choose those who really want to go
and learn, not just those who want
three credits. Students must take
notes at all the stops and turn them
in plus write reports on visits if they
want to pass.”
Students completed applications
before Christmas and were selected
by a committee of students in
January. Cost of the trip was $210
per student plus cost of some meals
and tuition and building use fee for
three credits.
Elanco, Ralston Purina,
Monsanto and the St. Louis Grain
Exchange helped lower expenses by
providing meals and bousing on
parts of the tour. Dr. and Mrs. Don
Lahore of Lexington gave students
lunch and the opportunity to visit
the Kentucky Horse Training Cen
ter.
“I can’t believe how much people
gave us, and especially the Labores
who gave meals for 89 peo
le,”said Janice Brown of Dumas.
“They really helped us and made
our trip better.”
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Battalion photo by Julie Smiley
Reba Elevens, senior animal science major from Arlington,
stops for a moment to introduce herself to the Dalmation who
escorts the Anheuser-Busch team of Clydesdales.
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